Deacon Blue to release new album Believers

THE Scottish band, whose hits include Real Gone Kid, Wages Day, Dignity and Your Town, announced today that they will release their eighth record in September.

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SCOTTISH favourites Deacon Blue have announced a new album to be released in September.

Ricky Ross announced the new record, titled Believers, on the band's Facebook page this morning, ahead of an exclusive first play of new single and title track on Radio 2.

The band, whose hits include Real Gone Kid, Wages Day, Dignity and Your Town, have sold six million albums worldwide.

Believers will be their third LP since 2012's The Hipsters, following 2014 release A New House. It was produced by indie producer Paul Savage at Chem 19 studios in Blantyre, with Coldplay engineer Michael Brauer mixing the new single.

Announcing the record - the band’s eighth - on Deacon Blue’s Facebook page, Ricky Ross said: “It’s been a journey. I started the tentative writing process in December 2014 and carried it on until May this year. In that time lots of things in the world have changed.

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“The song which starts off the whole thing is ‘The Believers.’ It seems inevitable really that one day we would have a record called Believers and it’s our statement to the fact that belief in the possibilities of hope and a better tomorrow is the side we choose to come down on.

“We once covered the mighty protest song, ‘Which side are you on?’ A pressing question in today’s political climate. This record is our best answer.

“We’re very excited about this album because, again, it’s come out of the joy we’ve found in playing together over these last few years. We’ve been reunited with our producer and friend, Paul Savage and our old buddy Michael Brauer has mixed this first single. We hope you like it. There’s a lot more to come. Keep the faith.”

The single will be released on August 12.

Deacon Blue, including founding members Lorraine McIntosh, Dougie Vipond and Jim Prime, will mark their 30th anniversary with a full UK tour in November and December, including their first Barrowlands show for 20 years.

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